Ted Cruz slams Tucker Carlson for World War II comments
First reported 3 Oct, 14:46 UTCUpdated 1h ago5 sources
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for a recent podcast appearance during which the former Fox News host questioned whether the United Kingdom “benefited” from its involvement in the second World War. “Yes, Tucker, the UK is better off for winning WWII,” Cruz responded to the clip…
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Former Tory minister defends UK decision to enter war in podcast with US rightwinger and Putin sympathiser The former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has found himself defending Britain’s decision to fight against Adolf Hitler after inviting the US rightwinger and Vladimir Putin sympathiser Tucker Carlson into his home…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for a recent podcast appearance during which the former Fox News host questioned whether the United Kingdom “benefited” from its involvement in the second World War. “Yes, Tucker, the UK is better off for winning WWII,” Cruz responded to the clip…
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson questioned whether Britain benefited from fighting World War II and challenged a former U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker to explain why the country should have entered the war in the first place. Carlson pressed former Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg on the legacy of the…
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- Moment Tucker Carlson tells an incredulous Jacob Rees-Mogg that Britain would have been better off LOSING Second World War - but says he is not a Nazi supporter (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
The US commentator was widely mocked after his most recent episode of the Tucker Carlson show, featuring former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, aired last night.
- Ted Cruz slams Tucker Carlson for World War II comments (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for a recent podcast appearance during which the former Fox News host questioned whether the United Kingdom “benefited” from its involvement in the second World War. “Yes, Tucker, the UK is better off for winning WWII,” Cruz responded to the clip…
- Tucker Carlson questions if Britain should have fought in WW2: ‘Is the UK better off?’ (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson questioned whether Britain benefited from fighting World War II and challenged a former U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker to explain why the country should have entered the war in the first place. Carlson pressed former Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg on the legacy of the…
- Tucker Carlson claims UK had no reason to join WWII, appears to defend Hitler's invasion of Poland (opens The Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
"The idea that Hitler just randomly rolled into Poland is a lie… Hitler repeatedly said, ‘I do not want to go to war with the UK,’” Tucker Carlson said in a recent interview with Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg.
- Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’ (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Former Tory minister defends UK decision to enter war in podcast with US rightwinger and Putin sympathiser The former Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has found himself defending Britain’s decision to fight against Adolf Hitler after inviting the US rightwinger and Vladimir Putin sympathiser Tucker Carlson into his home…
